Whittlesea railway station
Railway station in Cambridgeshire, England
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Whittlesea railway station is on the Ely–Peterborough line, also referred to as the Hereward Line, in the East of England and serves the market town of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. The station's name is an older and alternative spelling of the town's name.[1]. The CRS (Computer Reservation System) name of the station is WLE [2].
Whittlesea  | |||||
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Looking west from platform 2 towards platform 1 and the level crossing | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Whittlesey, Fenland England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52.5493°N 0.1184°W | ||||
| Grid reference | TL277963 | ||||
| Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WLE | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  8,026 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  26,436 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 33,738 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 43,364 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 51,194 | ||||
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It is located in between March and Peterborough stations, 94 miles 60 chains (152.5 km) away from London Liverpool Street via Ely.
All of the original station buildings have long since been demolished, and only the two staggered platforms remain. Unlike most level crossings, the gates at Whittlesea station are still opened and closed manually by a member of railway staff, who is based in the adjacent Crossing Keeper's Hut. Two ticket machines can be found at Whittlesea Station, one of them being located on Platform 1, and the other being located next to the path on the way to Platform 2, near the Crossing Keeper's Hut
On 14 September 1968, Flying Scotsman stopped at the station twice to have its tenders refilled with water. The locomotive was chartering The Chesterfield Flyer from Ipswich to Chesterfield, via Norwich.[3]
Volunteer Station Adopters come and maintain the station in their spare time, as Whittlesea has no employed members of staff. [4]
Station Updates
Updates to the station were announced on the 20th of May 2025 as a part of the plan drawn up by the local council and Hereward Community Rail Partnership.[5] In early 2026, after several surveys conducted by commuters and locals, it was announced that Whittlesea Station would be updated with longer platforms, an improved car park, and a pedestrian footbridge. [6]
Services
Greater Anglia provides the primary service at Whittlesea. There is one train every two hours each way, including Sundays, between Peterborough and Ipswich; there are occasional extensions to Colchester.
CrossCountry operates three trains per day Monday-Saturday between Birmingham and Cambridge, of which two are extended beyond Cambridge to Stansted Airport.
East Midlands Railway runs a single morning service to Liverpool Lime Street Monday-Saturday only.[7]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
| CrossCountry Limited service | ||||
| East Midlands Railway Liverpool–Norwich Limited service | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
Line open, station closed | Great Eastern Railway | Line open, station closed |
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